Approval-Only VC Breakfast Club
Kick-off Sifted Summit week in style by joining us for an exclusive, approval-only breakfast and VC panel.
This will be a rare chance to connect with 50+ fellow VCs, LPs, Angels, and 20x Pre-Seed to Series A+ Scottish startups who have been vetted and selected to showcase their companies during the week.
Spaces are limited and are first-come-first-served so apply today to ensure your space.
Enjoy the world-renowned Scottish hospitality for a free breakfast, coffee, networking and access to a rooftop terrace overlooking the Thames.
Why Attend?
Access to a vetted room of pre-seed to Series A+ Scottish-based founders and fellow VCs, LPs, Angels from around the world
Soak up the world-renowned Scottish hospitality
Enjoy breakfast on us with coffee & nibbles
Meet 20x high-growth, vetted Scottish tech companies
20x Cohort of Startups/Scaleups
20 of Scotland's top startups and scaleups have been selected from a rigorous application process to be in the room.
Verticals include AI, SaaS, Fintech, Robotics, & much more. Pre-seed to Series A.
VC Panel
We're delighted to be joined by an action-packed panel to cover a wide range of investment topics.
We'll be joined by:
[Host] Dan Pandeni - London Venture Capital Network Co-Founder & Partner and Investment Director at NTN Holdings.
Dan P. Idhenga is a globally-minded investor driven by a passion for nurturing early-stage startups with potential for positive global impact. As an Investor and Co-founder at London Venture Capital Network, he is uniquely equipped to identify, support, and invest in the most promising entrepreneurs.
With a wealth of international experience, Dan has lived in ten countries and has a strong understanding of diverse cultures, markets, and business practices and has a proven track record of success. He founded his first startup in 2016, served as a Founding Member and Investor Relations Manager at the successfully exited healthtech startup ConfirmD™, and gained experience at firms like J.P. Morgan and American International Group (AIG).
Hannah Leach, Parter at Houghton St Ventures, Co-Founder & Director at VentureESG
Hannah is a Partner at Houghton Street Ventures, a VC firm backing companies founded by alumni of the London School of Economics, globally and alongside that, co-founder and director of a global non-profit initiative, VentureESG, where she works with a community of 600 VCs and LPs on meaningful ESG integration across the VC value chain.
James Roycroft-Davis, Head of Early Stage at Founders Capital, Co-Founder at Baseline & Angel Investor
James has been building startups, podcasts, communities, and creating content for the past 7 years.
Founders Capital is Europe’s largest investment community, now building 'VC 2.0'.
Baseline, is the platform that provides the tools and services for the bipolar community to live better.
He also invests in 5 companies a year.
Eva Dobrzanska, Managing Director of Fundraising Playbooks
Eva works with early stage founders to reach more investors with outreach emails that actually work, follow up emails that build relationships (rather than annoying) and investor targeting methods that save them a ton of time.
Most famously one of her emails secured a VC reply within 20min of hitting ‘Send’, another got a reply from Mark Cuban, and her masterclasses are regularly oversubscribed with a record of 1k+ signed up in July this year.
What you Need to Know:
When: Tues 1st Oct
Time: 09:30 - 11:30
Where: Scotland House, 58 Victoria Embankment, Temple, London EC4Y 0DS
Due to a capacity of 60, this event is first come first served. Apply today to join us and contact hello@foras.scot for more information/to inquire about +1s.
* By attending this event you agree to be photographed and filmed. Also, you agree that Foras may publish the footage for marketing purposes.
The event is a collaboration between:
Techscaler - From considering a career in startups, to developing, building and scaling your idea, Techscaler has tailored support for everyone in Scotland who wants to build a tech startup.
Scottish EDGE - We give Entrepreneurs the EDGE. We discover, invest in and nurture their ideas, which transform lives and build a stronger Scotland.
Foras - a non-profit that showcases Scotland-based startups and scaleups to the world whilst bringing the world to Scotland.
Scotland House London - a distinctly Scottish co-working and event space in the heart of London where you can work, connect and grow.
The Scottish Government - Empowering Scotland's businesses to thrive, innovate, and ignite economic growth.
Special mention to our VC and Ecosystem Partners London Venture Capital Network (LVCN):
Aiming to bring together startup founders, investors, and talented individuals interested in the Venture Capital (VC) space to create a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem across London that has global reach and impact.
Thanks to Foras' long term partners:
Thorntons Law - Where legal expertise meets entrepreneurial vision. Trusted advisor for comprehensive legal solutions for startups/scaleups and expert guidance to navigate the legal landscape in the UK.
Johnston Carmichael - Premier choice for expert tax and accountancy solutions to accelerate your financial growth.
About Scotland House:
Scotland House is a distinctly Scottish co-working and event space in the heart of London where you can work, connect and grow.
A perfect hub when working out of London, holding client or investor meetings, attending networking events or hosting your own; where our brand and service levels reflect yours and where business gets done.